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Using fountain pens is my writing instrument of choice. I love the feel of the pen in my hands. Writing slowly and deliberately is much easier with a fountain pen in my hand. In my mind there are many good reasons to use such an instrument. But there are some reasons that fountain pens have lost interest to many. One of those negatives is that these pens can be messy. More than once I have had ink get on my hands from the pen.
Today I started to write a note to someone and discovered that the pen I was using was out of ink. This is not big problem and I quickly got up and got the bottle of ink. One of the great features of the fountain pen is that there are many colors of ink. I took my bottle of purple ink and filled the pen. As I was putting the lid back on the bottle I dropped it. Ink went all over the table. I cleaned it up and felt good about it. Not much damage except that I was going to have purple fingertips for a few hours.
Lunch time found me having lunch with some friends. I was relaxing and enjoying the conversation when I noticed that the ink had spotted my pants. The purple spots stood out and although I tried to forget about them, my eyes kept seeing them over and over again.Those spots remind me of the many times I have sinned against others or God and thought all was well. Later I have discovered that my ‘sinning’ brought damage to myself or others. Strange how I don’t like to think about this but it is real in my world. So, today I am thankful for forgiveness from God and others. That forgiveness has allowed me to continue to enjoy life. It also has reminded me that I need to be a forgiving person, too.